BURGUNDIES Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word burgundies. (close relations)
burgundy
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| clarets | nounn | |||||
noun • a dark purplish-red color • dry red Bordeaux or Bordeaux-like wine verb • drink claret | ||||||
| crimsons | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a deep and vivid red color adjective satellite • of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies • characterized by violence or bloodshed • (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion verb • turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame | ||||||
| magentas | ||||||
noun • a battle in 1859 in which the French and Sardinian forces under Napoleon III defeated the Austrians under Francis Joseph I • a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta adjective satellite • of deep purplish red | ||||||
| maroons | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who is stranded (as on an island) • a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color • an exploding firework used as a warning signal adjective satellite • of dark brownish to purplish red verb • leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue • leave stranded on a desert island without resources | ||||||
| purples | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a color between red and blue • (in ancient Rome) position of imperial status • (Roman Catholic Church) official dress of a cardinal; so named after the Tyrial purple color of the robes adjective satellite • of a color intermediate between red and blue • excessively elaborate or showily expressed • belonging to or befitting a supreme ruler verb • become purple • color purple | ||||||
| rubies | nounn | |||||
noun • a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem • a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers • a deep and vivid red color adjective satellite • of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies | ||||||
| wines | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • fermented juice (of grapes especially) • a red as dark as red wine verb • drink wine • treat to wine | ||||||
| burgundy wine | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • red table wine from the Burgundy region of France (or any similar wine made elsewhere) | ||||||
| bourgogne | nounn | |||||
noun • a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines | ||||||
